The Weimar Republic

Weimar Republic:- Government that came in after the Paris Peace Treaty; Democratic- Established in 1919; replaced imperial form of government - First ruler was Friedrich Ebert until 1925- Named after Weimar, the city where constitutional assembly took place - Followed the way of the Treaty of Versailles; upset a lot of people- Royalty was kept away from the Weimar- Democratically elected Parliament

Spartakist Uprising:- Socialist group -> Spartakist League- Started by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg- Attempted to take over Berlin in 1919- Freikorps prevented the Spartakists from taking over Berlin - Spartakists League became German Communist Party

Kapp Putsch:- Lead by Wolfgang Kapp- Freikorps were forced to disband - Marched in Berlin in March of 1920- German workers save the Weimar Republic; have a general strike

The Weimar Republic had a few problems during their first years such as the Spartakist Uprising and the Kapp Putsch. Other groups attempted to take over but ultimately the Weimar stayed for a while.